Programmers use rubber duck debugging sometimes.
Now that I think about it, I’m going to propose that rubber duck debugging is a way to compensate for ADHD and undiagnosed ADHD is very common among programmers. It’s really just a variant of the “talk through a problem out loud” coping strategy.
My husband does this. Sometimes it's hard to tell when he's talking to me or himself.
The lighter side of ADHD
Programmers use rubber duck debugging sometimes.
Now that I think about it, I’m going to propose that rubber duck debugging is a way to compensate for ADHD and undiagnosed ADHD is very common among programmers. It’s really just a variant of the “talk through a problem out loud” coping strategy.
My husband does this. Sometimes it's hard to tell when he's talking to me or himself.